EC302 Digital Communication

COURSE YEAR OF
CODE COURSE NAME L-T-P-C INTRODUCTION

EC302 Digital Communication 4-0-0-4 2016
Prerequisite: EC204 Signals and Systems, EC208 Analog Communication
Course Objectives:
To understand the concept of Digital representation of analog source
To understand the Performance comparison various pulse modulation
schemes
To discuss Inter Symbol Interference (ISI) problem in digital communication
and to derive the Nyquist Criteria for zero ISI in data Transmission
To analyse the need for introducing ISI in controlled manner
To understand signal space representation of signal using Gram Schmidt
orthonormalisation procedure
To analyse the error probability for different modulation schemes like BPSK,
BFSK, QPSK etc.
To understand the principle of spread spectrum communication and to
illustrate the concept of FHSS and DSSS
To understand various Multiple Access Techniques
Syllabus: Overview of Random variables and Random process, Overall picture and
relevance of digital communication, Digital Pulse modulation, Signal space concepts,
Matched filter receiver, Review of Gaussian random process, Digital band pass modulation
schemes, Detection of signals in Gaussian noise, Pseudonoise sequences, Importance of
synchronization, Spread spectrum communication, Diversity techniques, Multiple Access
Techniques.
Expected Outcome
The students will be able to
i. Illustrate the Digital representation of analog source
ii. Compare the performance of various Digital Pulse Modulation Schemes
iii. Apply the knowledge of ISI problems in Digital communication to derive
Nyquist criteria for zero ISI
iv. Analyse the need for introducing ISI in Digital Communication in a controlled
manner
v. Construct signal space representation of signal using Gram Schmidt
orthonormalisation procedure
vi. Compare the error probability for different digital modulation schemes like
BPSK, BFSK, QPSK etc.
vii. Describe the principle of spread spectrum communication and to illustrate the
concept of FHSS and DSSS
viii. Understand various Diversity Techniques
Text Books:
1. John G. Proakis, Masoud Salehi, Digital Communication, McGraw Hill Education
Edition, 2014
2. Nishanth N, Digital Communication, Cengage Learning India , 2017
3. Ramakrishna Rao, Digital communication, Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Limited.
4. Simon Haykin, Communication Systems, 4/e Wiley India, 2012.
References:
1. Couch: Analog and Digital Communication. 8e, Pearson Education India, 2013.
2. H.Taub and Schilling Principles of Communication Systems, , TMH, 2007
3. K.Sam Shanmugham, Digital and Analog Communication Systems, John Wiley & Sons
4. Pierre Lafrance ,Fundamental Concepts in Communication, Prentice Hall India.
5. Sheldon.M.Ross, Introduction to Probability Models, Academic Press, 7th edition.
6. Sklar: Digital Communication, 2E, Pearson Education.
7. T L Singal, Digital Communication, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt Ltd, 2015
Course Plan
Module Course content End
Sem.
Hours
Exam
Marks
Overview of Random variables and Random process:
Random variablescontinuous and Discrete, random process-
Stationarity, Autocorrelation and power spectral density, 3
Transmission of Random Process through LTI systems, PSD,
AWGN
Pulse Code Modulation (PCM): Pulse Modulation, Sampling 15
I process, Performance comparison of various sampling
3
techniques Aliasing, Reconstruction, PAM, Quantization, Noise
in PCM system
Modifications of PCM: Delta modulation, DPCM, ADPCM,
ADM, Performance comparison of various pulse modulation 4
schemes, Line codes, PSD of various Line codes
Transmission over baseband channel: Matched filter, Inter

Symbol Interference (ISI), Nyquist Criteria for zero ISI, Ideal 4
solution, Raised cosine spectrum, Eye Pattern
II 15
Correlative Level Coding - Duobinary coding, precoding,
Modified duobinary coding, Generalized Partial response 3
signalling.
FIRST INTERNAL EXAM
Signal Space Analysis: Geometric representation of signals,
3
Gram Schmidt orthogonization procedure.
III Transmission Over AWGN Channel: Conversion of the 15
continuous AWGN channel into a vector channel, Likelihood 4
function, Maximum Likelihood Decoding, Correlation Receiver
Digital Modulation Schemes: Pass band transmission model,
Coherent Modulation Schemes- BPSK, QPSK, BFSK. Non-
4
Coherent orthogonal modulation schemes, Differential Phase
IV 15
Shift Keying (DPSK)
Detection of Binary modulation schemes in the presence of
5
noise, BER for BPSK, QPSK, BFSK
SECOND INTERNAL EXAM
Pseudonoise sequences: Properties of PN sequences.
V Generation of PN Sequences, generator polynomials, Maximal 3 20
length codes and Gold Codes.
Importance of synchronization: Carrier, frame and
2
symbol/chip synchronization techniques.
Spread spectrum communication: Direct sequence spread
spectrum with coherent binary phase shift keying, Processing
gain, Probability of error, Anti-jam Characteristics, Frequency 4
Hop spread spectrum with MFSK, Slow and Fast frequency
hopping.
Multipath channels: classification, Coherence time,
Coherence bandwidth, Statistical characterization of multi path 3
channels, Binary signalling over a Rayleigh fading channel.
VI Diversity techniques: Diversity in time, frequency and space. 2 20
Multiple Access Techniques: TDMA, FDMA, CDMA and
SDMA RAKE receiver, Introduction to Multicarrier 5
communication- OFDM
END SEMESTER EXAM
Question Paper Pattern ( End Semester Exam)
Maximum Marks : 100 Time : 3 hours
The question paper shall consist of three parts. Part A covers modules I and II, Part B covers
modules III and IV, and Part C covers modules V and VI. Each part has three questions
uniformly covering the two modules and each question can have maximum four subdivisions.
In each part, any two questions are to be answered. Mark patterns are as per the syllabus with
30% for theory and 70% for logical/numerical problems, derivation and proof.

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Transmission over baseband channel: Matched filter, Inter

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